01-27-2021, 07:11 PM | #1 |
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'28 starter
At long last, I'm back on my '28 Tudor restore.
I'm rebuilding the starter. The spring looks to me like it's a bit sacked out and needs to be replaced. The bolt holes on the bendix drive don't line up unless I pull the drive apart a bit. Opinion? Should I go with what I have, or replace it? |
01-27-2021, 09:04 PM | #2 |
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Re: '28 starter
Since you say you have a 28 you need to determine which starter you have, specifically the earlier one with the square starter switch or the later starter with the switch that looks like the 29-31 switch. If you have the earlier starter they do not make a repo Bendix for that one and further the later starter can not be used to replace the earlier starter. If you have the early starter "Lots of luck". Please post a picture of the starter.
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01-28-2021, 06:34 AM | #3 |
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Re: '28 starter
The car is a '28. Here's some pix of the starter, and switch assembly.
There are springs available which look like what I have, for instance https://www.modelaparts.com/a11375 Maybe that means this is the later starter? |
01-28-2021, 06:40 AM | #4 |
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Re: '28 starter
If your car has been fitted with the single disc clutch then you can use the parts sold by the vendors . I have seen some substandard repro Bendix drives which were made in India so watch out for that or get a good used USA one . Maybe the vendors sell better ones now . A lot of 1928 cars which had the multidisc clutch have been changed to the single disc as the multidisc would hang up when the flywheel grooves got worn . There is an early multidisc and a late multidisc you cannot use the regular starter motor in the early multidisc .
John in Suffolk County England . |
01-28-2021, 07:02 AM | #5 |
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Re: '28 starter
Measure the shaft diameter the later starter is 5/8" if yours is this you are good to go for parts . If you have the 1/2" shaft you unfortunately will have difficulty finding parts as they are not made in repro . Somebody on the "Barn" could have a NOS Bendix lurking in their "stores" !!!
John in Suffolk County England . |
01-28-2021, 07:48 AM | #6 |
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01-28-2021, 08:36 AM | #7 |
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Re: '28 starter
I would go for replacing the Bendix complete then it is fit and forget . 2017 Snyders catalogue has a new one USA made for $41.50 so maybe a little more now .In used Bendix the bolts get loose over time and wear the threads etc etc . Buy the A-11350-USA more expensive than the offshore one and the modern drive but well worth it I think .
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01-28-2021, 10:21 AM | #8 | |
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Re: '28 starter
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You are lucky! While your A is a 28 you have the later starter. I would recommend Snyder's or Bratton's for the parts you need. Who ever you call to order the parts ask where they are made. |
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